Robert M. Portman

1 week ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Judith Eberhardt |Laura Kane |Robert M. Portman |Jonathan P. Ling

1 Introduction Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity in the United Kingdom (UK), with approximately 7.6 million people currently living with heart and circulatory diseases. CVD is responsible for 27% of UK deaths each year, accounting for 170,000 lives lost, with nearly 49,000 of these occurring before the age of 75 [1]. The North East of England experiences disproportionately high rates of premature mortality due to CVD [2].